Following a thyroid scan with radioactive iodine for a thyroid nodule, the nurse should plan for:
A) No special radiation precautions
B) Full radiation precautions to be instituted, including segregating the client in a private room
C) Radiation precautions that are limited to urine and feces
D) Full radiation precautions to be instituted for 8 hours (the half-life of radioactive iodine)
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